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This month we are focusing on handloom weaving, which SPES introduced in our Island only twenty-five years ago, this may seem strange to cybernauts, who live in countries that have been practising traditional weaving for thousands of years... To be noted that all the SPES Masterweavers always draw the attention of their new trainees to the natural intertwined fibre of the Coconut Tree, as depicted on the photo of some of our basic weavings. |
Living in a tropical climate, we enjoy weaving mostly outdoors on a portable loom, that has braille signs on its roller beam, so that even the blind can learn to weave. We like to use all sorts of natural fibres such as raphia, vacoas, sisal, cotton, silk, recycled fabrics and the new generation of man-made mixed and therapeutic yarns such as anti-stress or anti-pain yarns that contains copper.
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Kids cybernauts - aged from 3 - 12 remember to enter and prepare for the October 97 Competition on the Crafted Animal Toys story/play. For details and entry, see updates of February, March and April. |
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![]() | le concours de fabrication de jouets représentant des animaux
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